HOUSTON — Houston Astros outfielder George Springer set a record when he homered in his fifth consecutive World Series game on Tuesday night, a seventh-inning blast off Washington Nationals reliever Tanner Rainey that sailed 428 feet to left-center field.
Springer had homered in the final four games of the 2017 World Series for the Astros, winning MVP honors in the process; he batted .379 with five home runs as the Astros won in seven games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He had shared the record of four consecutive games with Lou Gehrig (who did it over the 1928 and 1932 World Series) and Reggie Jackson (who did it over 1977 and 1978 Series).
Springer’s home runs:
Game 4, 2017: Sixth inning off Dodgers’ Alex Wood (nobody on)
Game 5, 2017: Seventh inning off Dodgers’ Brandon Morrow (nobody on)
Game 6, 2017: Third inning off Dodgers’ Rich Hill (nobody on)
Game 7, 2017: Second inning off Dodgers’ Yu Darvish (one on)
Game 1, 2019: Seventh inning off Washington’s Rainey (nobody on)
Springer also now has an extra-base hit in seven consecutive World Series games, extending his own record.